The Braselton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. May 24 in the courtroom of the Police and Municipal Court facility, 5040 Highway 53 for a request to rezone 46.62 acres along Ednaville Road to develop an 80-home subdivision.

The requested zoning change from R-2 (low-density residential) to R-3 allow the developer to place 1.71 homes per acre. The proposed plan will build homes with a minimum 2,000 square feet per dwelling. The facade of the homes will feature brick, stacked stone, cedar shake, and fiber cement siding.

Following the planning commission hearing, Braselton’s mayor and city council will hold a public hearing on the request at 4 p.m. June 10 at the same location.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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